FKIE_CVE-2015-3218
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-10-26 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:25
Severity
Summary
The authentication_agent_new function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and polkitd daemon crash) by calling RegisterAuthenticationAgent with an invalid object path.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | * |
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